The document provides rules for a quiz competition involving 20 multiple choice questions. Teams of 2 or individuals will compete, earning 1 point per correct answer with no penalties for incorrect answers. The top 6 teams will qualify for the finals. Questions 16-20 are marked as tiebreakers and used to resolve ties, with sudden death used if still tied. Participants are advised not to use Google to find answers.

3. THE PRELIMS

4. • Team of 2 or lone wolf.
• 20 questions for +1 each, No Negatives (So take Wild
Guesses).
• Top 6 teams qualify for finals.
• Q 16-20 are star marked and will be used to resolve ties.
• If still tied on star marked questions, sudden death will be
used.
• Kripya Google ka prayog naa karein, apki sehat aur izzat
ke liye accha nhi hoga.
GENERAL RULES

5. WATCH OUT
HERE COMES THE FIRST ONE

6. 1
• There is a well-known myth about this word that says that in
1791 a Dublin theater owner named James Daly made a bet
that he could introduce a word into the language within
twenty-four hours.
• He then went out and hired a group of street urchins to write
this word , which was a nonsense word, on walls around the
city of Dublin. Within a day, the word was common currency
and had acquired a meaning (since no one knew what it
meant, everyone thought it was some sort of test) and Daly
had some extra cash in his pocket.
Which is that word ?

7. 2
• X ,the princess of the Singhal kingdom, was close
friends with the talking parrot Hiraman. Her father
disapproves of their closeness, and orders the parrot to
be killed.
• The parrot flies away to escape the punishment, but is
captured by a bird catcher, and ultimately ends up as a
pet of a ruler who later married X.
So Who is this beautiful princess X?

8. 3
• ‘A desert kingdom: the people of Bikaner’ is a book
published on October 25th
, 1990 by a very dynamic writer.
The foreword of this book is written by former first lady of
U.S, Jackie Kennedy(wife of J. F. Kennedy).
• Very few might know that during 1960s, He had opened a
fashion boutique named the Psychedelhi along with one of
his close buddies in the capital’s renowned Oberoi Hotel. His
clients included the famous Beatles.
Name this person which is famous not for his writing skills but
for his language pronunciation skills.

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10. 4
• X has two tattoos on his right arm – His zodiac sign of
‘Scorpio’ and the Chinese symbol of faith.
• He has been quoted as saying: “I love tattoos. And mine
symbolize who I really am.”
• On His left shoulder is his favorite tattoo – a Japanese Samurai
warrior with a raised sword. The Samurais were the warriors
of ancient Japan who led their lives based on concepts such as
loyalty to one’s master, self-discipline and respectful, ethical
behavior.
Which very famous Indian has these tattoos?

11. • Nobin Chandra Das was a notable Bengali business man.
He has a huge contribution to the Bengali culture and society.
He is the controversial inventor of _____.
• In 19th
century, His invention became a huge success among
Bengalis. Legend has it that Pashupati Bhattacharya, a
famous medical practitioner of Bagbazar, used to carry
Das’s _____ whenever he visited Rabindranath Tagore.
Once, the shop had run out of stock when Bhattacharya
arrived. As a result, he had to purchase _____ from a nearby
shop. Tagore felt the difference at once and asked the doctor
to bring ______ from Das’s shop only.
Fill in the blank very sweetly.
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12. • X's real name is Sukhvinder Kaur. She was born in Dorangala
village of Gurdaspur district in Punjab. she married at the age
of 17.She used to stitch clothes to supplement her husband's
small income. After her husband left for Doha in search of a
better job, X embraced a total new outlook.
• Her website says she "gave up worldly life" after her husband
left India for better prospects. She became more involved in
the Paramhans Dera that she had joined, and travelled for
discourses. She moved to Mumbai after a few years, as her
small group of supporters grew.
How do we better know X who was all in news in 2016-17?
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13. • In the mid-19th century, India produced a large quantity of
raw cotton. However, India was not the main supplier of
cotton to British textile mills; most of their cotton came
from the Deep South in North America. However, the
failure of the American cotton crop in 1846 followed by
the Civil War from 1861 to 1865 created an urgent need
for an alternative supply. India was the answer.
Which famous transport organization resulted there of?
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15. • These three are image representations of the albums by
an internationally acclaimed Singer.
• One of his songs was a major hit in 2017 and even
inspired an odishi dance cover which landed in
controversy.
Identify this singer cum composer.
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16. Guy Dangerous: Just your average explorer.
Scarlett Fox: The cunning escape artist.
Barry Bones: A city cop with attitude.
Karma Lee: The fastest legs in Far East
Montana Smith: The 2nd
greatest explorer ever
Francisco Montaya: The conquistador
Zack Wonder: Football star.
Ussain Bolt : Athlete
Where would you have tried to save one of them?
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17. • After Operation Blue Star in Punjab , the final
examinations of Punjab Univesity were postponed.
• Irshad Kamil led a group of students demanding a
month's notice as preparation. He made banners saying,
"_______ _______" and went about raising this slogan.
• This slogans are used as a song in a 2011 Imtiaz Ali
directed bollywood movie.
Id this very famous Rebelous Slogan.
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19. • This is a tweet by David Douglas Preece is an English
professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper
currently without a club after leaving Lincoln where he
was player coach.
Which recent disheartening event does this tweet depict?
Or Whose name has been blanked out?
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20. • Chloroxylenol, also known as para-chloro-meta-xylenol
With the Formula:
C8H9OCl
• It is a disinfectant which is used for skin disinfection and
cleaning surgical instruments. It is also used within a
number of household disinfectants and wound cleaner.
• It has a very famous common household name.
How do you better know it as?
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21. • Dr. S.K. Burman, a physician from Bengal,prepared
natural and effective cures for diseases like malaria,
Cholera and travelled far and wide to dispense them
among the poor and the needy. Most of his patients were
villagers who had no access to healthcare.
• Soon the good doctor’s name spread far and wide, and
he became famous Daktar Burman. In 1884, He set up a
very famous Indian brand from a small house in Calcutta
where he sold his natural medicines commercially with
the vision of good health for all.
Id this very famous Indian brand.
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22. • In the trilogy of back to the future, Biff Tannen, portrayed by
actor Thomas F. Wilson, is a violent and selfish bully who
intimidates and cheats to get what he wants.
• Recently, after renewed interest in Back to the Future II,
numerous commentators noted similarities between the older
version of Biff Tannen and______. When the writer was
asked about these similarities, he replied that they were
intentional and that the character was indeed based
on______, who was already well-known in the late 1980s for
his real estate business.
Id this popular personality who has been always in news since
November 2016.
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24. • In 1997, it was decided to rename BackRub to something
else.
• It's a play on the mathematical term for the number
represented by the numeral 1 followed by 100 zeros.
• What is the good word which is also the name of the
company? Our lives are incomplete without this company.
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25. TIEBREAKERS
ARE
HERE

26. • In a very recent news, Australian cricket team has
appointed X as their coach to improve their players’
running between the wickets during the Ashes Test
series against England.
• “It's all about explosiveness, and that’s one thing I’ve
noticed with cricket — they don’t really have a lot of
explosiveness when they're running,” X said.
• X had been busy after his retirement preparing for a tilt at
football, having been invited to train with Bundesliga side
Borussia Dortmund. Id the person.
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27. • Kristubhagavatam: A Mahakavya is a Sanskrit epic
poem on the life of ________ composed by P. C.
Devassia, a Sanskrit scholar and poet from Kerala, India.
• For composing the Kristubhagavatam, Devassia won
several awards, including the Sahitya Akademi Award for
Sanskrit. Composed in 1976 and first published in 1977,
the poem consists of 33 cantos and over 1600 verses.
Id on whose life unlikely this poem is based on?
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28. • According to legend, as soon as Draupadi was married to
the Pandavas, Kunti decided to test Draupadi to see if
she would create a rift amongst her sons by showing
extra affection to one over another.
• She gave her just enough dough (Atta) to make one puri
along with some potato masala and asked her to satisfy
the hunger of all five of her sons.
• It was then that Draupadi came up with this dish. What
dish?
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29. 19
• In Early 2009, X became first Indian to present a golden
globe award in Los Angeles. He presented it A.R.Rehman
for His Outstanding composal For ‘Slumdog Millionaire’.
• In the Movie ‘Slumdog Millionaire’, The character played by
Anil Kapoor was first offered to X but X rejected it.
• He was asked if He regretted .“No. I know Danny felt bad
about it. But he is such a good human being. And his love
for India is something very special. After I saw the film, I
thought Anil had done a fabulous job and deserves every bit
of the success.“
So Id this very famous Indian X.

30. 20
• X , also known as the Samrat Sadan Palace is a lavish
heritage property built around the 14th century. The main
attraction of this palace is an imposing wheel-shaped
stone structure that lies right above the main entrance.
• It is the official residence of Raja Rajendra Chandra Deb
who lives there along with his wife Rani Saheb Pushpa
Devi and their two sons Yuvraj Vijayendra Chandra Deb
and Pattayet Shailendra Chandra Deb.
Id of which very famous place am I talking about?